Backwards mounted Chronics?

[Crehm]

I was just watching the windells edit for the TC week, and noticed that some of the guys were riding backwards mounted chronics, this ski is directional, correct so wouldnt that totally mess with the skis balance, turns and everything?

Just watch towards the ends the bases of the skis, any reason for them doing this?

 

[a_pla5tic_bag]

it might just be the graphic is backwards on the ski

 

[crab_pretzel]

just a guess, maybe they can just deal with them backwards when theyre not skiing switch but it makes it that much easier when they do ski switch.

sick edit btw.

 

[Min_Soo]

I think you mean the ski is symmetrical.

 

[Lemuel]

Could you give times and who? I watched the whole thing and didn't see any backwards mounted chronics...

 

[connory998]

no.

 

[RubberSoul]

haha thatd be ridiculous

 

[BmoChop]

that's weird, i can't even think of why they would do that, especially because it's not a symmetrical ski. I'm thinking they've just got so many line skis lying around they figured they's just try it.

 

[terrible_skier]

same

 

[S.C]

my k2 extremes arent symetrical and the bases come reversed like that

 

[BWalmer]

I'm guessing you're thinking this because the black part of the base is in front on some skis and the blue part of the base is in front on others...this is because Line does that to save base material, it's the same reason some of the Afterbang bases are yellow and some are blue. Whatever is black on one pair is blue on another, and vice versa so it makes the amount of base material used equal to one pair of skis per color...if that makes sense.

 

[BmoChop]

i dunno if they do that with top sheets too, but the topsheets were definitely backwards.

 

[T.DUB]

chronics aint symetrical